cambiata

[ kam-bee-ah-tuh ]

noun

, Music.

1. a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a skip, usually of a third above or below, and progressing by a step.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cambiata¹

< Italian: short for nota cambiata changed note; cambiata, feminine past participle of cambiare to change

Example Sentences

The already existing Fux, nota cambiata, is now dealt with in conjunction with Albrechtsberger.

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